A New Years Eve Massacre: The Kologi Family

Killer Instinct

Savannah Brymer & Studio71

Society & Culture, News, True Crime

4.2 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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On New Year’s Eve in Long Branch, New Jersey, what should have been a family celebration ended in horror when 16-year-old Scott Kologi opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, leaving a community reeling and questions unanswered about motive and mental health If you're struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started: ⁠⁠⁠https://learn.nocd.com/killer⁠ Get exclusive Killer Instinct content on my patreon : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/killerinstinct ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Get exclusive Killer Instinct content on my patreon : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/killerinstinct ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/KillerInstinctPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Savannah on IG: @savannahbrymer Follow Savannah on Twitter: @savannahbrymer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sometimes the scariest unsolved cases happen in your own mind, like being tormented by disturbing
0:06.2	thoughts that you don't want, can't control, and can't stop replaying.
0:10.9	People with OCD often feel driven to do certain mental or physical behaviors like replaying
0:16.0	past events or following very specific routines or avoiding certain people or certain situations to try and
0:22.2	cope with the anxiety caused by their thoughts. And the thing is, these behaviors only provide
0:27.7	short-term relief and trying to fight OCD thoughts can just make them come back stronger.
0:33.4	But the amazing thing is OCD is highly treatable with the right kind of specialized therapy.
0:39.3	What works for OCD is ERP therapy or exposure and response prevention.
0:44.7	NoCD is the world's leading provider of OCD treatment.
0:47.9	All of their licensed therapists truly understand OCD and specialize in treating it with ERP.
0:53.4	To learn more about starting OCD therapy with NoCD, go to nocd.com to book a free call
0:58.9	to learn more about how they can help.
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